France offers ‘third way’ as Sri Lanka balances China, India ties. But is it ‘late to the party’? - South China Morning Post
French President Emmanuel Macron made a brief but historic stopover in Sri Lanka last month, in a show of France’s desire to offer an “alternative” to the big-power tussle between China, India and the West for influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Macron’s visit comes as France and Sri Lanka mark 75 years...